Bossy BP chair’s sudden ouster over alleged bullying: ‘Impossible to work with’

Nypost · May 27, 2026 · 681 words · By Taylor Herzlich

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Bossy BP chair’s sudden ouster over alleged bullying: ‘Impossible to work with’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleBP’s abrupt ouster of Chairman Albert Manifold this week – the latest in a series of scandalous departures from the oil major – followed “multiple” whistleblower complaints about his “bullying” of colleagues, according to a…

Common ground

Though Manifold played a crucial role in swaying CEO Meg O’Neill to join BP just months ago, tensions between the leaders bubbled up as the Irish businessman allegedly acted as if he was an executive tasked with running day-to-day operations, according to the…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “activist hedge fund Elliott... has built up a roughly 5% stake in the oil major”

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Confirmed by a cross-reference and multiple web search results (including Reuters) stating Elliott holds just over a 5% stake in BP.

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web search NEUTRAL — Elliott Investment Management L.P. is an American investment management firm and activist investor based in West Palm Beach, Florida.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Investment_Management

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 22, 2025 ... Activist hedge fund Elliott holds 5.006% of voting rights in BP , according to a regulatory notice published on Tuesday, crossing the ...
https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/elliott-increases-bp-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 22, 2025 ... Elliott Investment Management has built up its stake in BP Plc to just over 5% of shares, as the activist investor increases its pressure ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-22/elliott-b…

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Claim 2: “Amanda Blanc, senior independent director at BP who oversaw Manifold’s appointment last fall”

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Multiple sources confirm Amanda Blanc is a senior independent director at BP and that she oversaw Manifold's appointment in October.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — BP p.l.c. is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, England. It is one of the oil and gas "supermajors" and one of the world's largest companies measured by revenues and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BP

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · Blanc, who is also CEO of British insurer Aviva (AV.L) , opens new tab, also oversaw Manifold's appointment in October last year. BP's board ...
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bp-backs-amanda-blan…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 26, 2026 · Blanc oversaw Manifold's appointment in October. Advertisement. A BP spokesperson declined to give further details. The Reuters news agency ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/5/26/albert-manifold-…

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Claim 3: “She has already split BP back into two main oil and gas businesses”

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Claim 4: “In December, BP said goodbye to another CEO, Murray Auchincloss”

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Wikipedia confirms Murray Auchincloss was the chief executive of BP from January 2024 to December 2025, corroborating his departure in December.

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Claim 5: “BP on Tuesday announced Manifold’s departure “with immediate effect” following “serious concerns” over “important governance standards, oversight and conduct.””

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Three independent web search results confirm BP announced Manifold's departure with immediate effect on a Tuesday, citing concerns over governance standards, oversight, and conduct.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ledringhem (French pronunciation: [lədʁɛ̃ɡɛm] ; West Flemish: Ledringem) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is situated also in the ancient territory of the County of Flanders,…
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web search NEUTRAL — The FTSE 100 company announced Manifold’s departure with immediate effect on Tuesday, without giving further details.BP chair removed over ‘unacceptable’ governance oversight and conduct issues; UK pe…
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/26/bp-chair-al…

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web search NEUTRAL — The British oil group said that Albert Manifold had been removed, after concerns were raised “related to important governance standards, oversight and conduct.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/business/bp-chairman-mani…

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Claim 6: “Shares in BP are down 6.8% so far this week following Manifold’s exit.”

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Claim 7: “2023 when former chief exec Bernard Looney was fired after lying to the board about the extent of his personal relationships with employees.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results for this specific claim, although it is a known historical event in training data; however, based strictly on provided evidence, it is missing.

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Claim 8: “Two sources accused Manifold of violating BP policies by using personal accounts or devices for company business.”

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The provided evidence mentions conduct allegations and bullying, but does not explicitly detail the use of personal accounts or devices for company business in the search snippets provided.

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web search NEUTRAL — Albert Manifold, CEO of CRH Plc, speaking during an interview with a cityscape in the background. 3. Manifold said he focused on slashing costs, simplifying the company portfolio, strengthening the ba…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/28/business/ousted-bp-chair-alber…

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web search NEUTRAL — More. All coverage. Business Post. What the papers say: Manifold was ‘challenging’, Trump’s Iran demands, Hammerson €45m deal on Ilac. 13 hours ago.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mr. Manifold had not determined how he planned to fight his dismissal, said a person with knowledge of his thinking who was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. BP’s shares fell 4 percen…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/business/bp-albert-manifo…

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Claim 9: “Manifold... came from Irish building supplies group CRH and had never held a job in the energy industry before BP”

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Wikipedia and web search results confirm Manifold was CEO of CRH plc and had no prior energy industry experience before joining BP.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Albert Manifold (born 1962) is an Irish business executive, who was the chief executive officer of CRH plc from January 2014 to 2024, and then the chairman of oil giant BP from October 2025 to May 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Manifold

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kimmage (Irish: Camaigh or Camaigh uisce, meaning "crooked water-meadow", possibly referring to the meandering course of the River Poddle), is a suburb on the south side of the city of Dublin, Ireland…
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web search NEUTRAL — Manifold – who came from Irish building supplies group CRH and had never held a job in the energy industry before coming to BP – was just the latest in a series of scandalous exits from the oil major.…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/28/business/ousted-bp-chair-alber…

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Claim 10: “O’Neill... becoming BP’s fifth chief executive since 2020”

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Claim 11: “Manifold... helped the stock rise more than 20% in less than eight months at the company.”

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While sources confirm Manifold's tenure and ouster, the provided evidence does not contain specific data regarding a 20% stock rise in less than eight months.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Murray Michael Auchincloss (born 1970) is a Canadian business executive who was the chief executive of BP from January 2024 to December 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Auchincloss

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Claim 12: “BP’s abrupt ouster of Chairman Albert Manifold this week... followed “multiple” whistleblower complaints about his “bullying” of colleagues”

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Multiple web search results report that Albert Manifold was ousted and that there were allegations of 'bullying' and conduct issues, which Manifold himself has publicly denied.

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Claim 13: “BP has suffered several tumultuous exits over the past three years, including two chairs and two CEOs”

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Web search results state the company is on its third CEO and third chairman in under three years, corroborating the claim of tumultuous exits.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... ... for the rewards of its strategic reset," Stewart said. "Instead, the company is on its third CEO and now its third chairman in under three years ...
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bp-removes-chairman-…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 26, 2026 ... BP has ousted its chairman over what it called serious concerns related to "important governance standards, oversight and conduct.
https://www.facebook.com/koco5/posts/bp-has-ousted-its-chair…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... Murray Auchincloss lasted less than two years before leaving under pressure from activist investor Elliott Management. Helge Lund received a ...
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bp-chairma…

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Claim 14: “The stock is up nearly 42% over the past 12 months.”

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